File Access Control and Security

All the security airlines demand, without the restriction on liquids

Robust security or easy access—pick one. Operating systems condition us to expect compromises like this, but Canto Cumulus customers know better. Cumulus was built from the ground up with the assumption that digital assets need failsafe protections, and the result is that authorized users have hassle-free access to what they need, while IT pros rest easy knowing that reports of hacked Cumulus servers are as common (and likely) as pigs that fly.

Speaking of flying, imagine the security concerns of a company like airline Lufthansa. They needed to make the company’s rich historical archive available to the public but there was one catch: The system had to live in the same server park as the company’s ticketing system, employee database and other critical systems. The requirements were as high as the stakes, but thanks to the work of Canto partner Vitras, Cumulus was accepted, where it remains in use today.

Lufthansa’s Jens Polkowski trusts Cumulus, and he’s certain you won’t be able to use it to upgrade yourself to First Class.

“I was impressed that Vitras could successfully integrate Cumulus into such a high-security environment.”

Among the few industries that takes security as seriously as airlines is aerospace. Giant players like Saab can't take any chances. Saab chose Cumulus to manage internal documents because it satisfies strict Swedish security regulations that govern sensitive documents. But for Saab, internal use wasn’t enough. They needed to make photos available to media contacts worldwide because, after all, Saab is a business. And it wants every competitive advantage it can find, as the company’s Jonas Tillgren explains.

“Saab is very small by comparison to our competitors. We must be more flexible and more open to what the media wants. Cumulus makes it possible for us to say yes to everyone— and that’s something we must do.”

For most companies, however, security is more about protecting sensitive intellectual properties than it is about the terrorism and sabotage that threaten Lufthansa and Saab.

International manufacturer WEICON has customers in more than 70 countries, and it must make product catalogs available to them all. But worldwide staff also needed to upload photos and more that shouldn’t be public. Cumulus was the one solution WEICON found that could reliably and securely address the needs of both audiences. Before Cumulus, this wouldn’t have been possible, as WEICON’s Martin Krawinkel explains.

“It was inconceivable that someone outside of WEICON would be able to access our servers.”

But thanks to numerous security levels available in Cumulus, including the same 128-bit login technology used by financial institutions, https connection support, and the ability to keep assets behind corporate firewalls while still offering global access, Cumulus was accepted. Sweetening the deal for WEICON was the Cumulus Vault, which helps insulate digital assets from viruses and file server security loopholes.

Canto Cumulus satisfies the most stringent security needs of many of the world’s largest and most security conscious organizations.

For more information on how Canto Cumulus can help make your organization more competitive and asset secure, contact your local Canto partner or Canto today.